]]>By: ironkedhttp://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2012/12/28/us-budget-for-dummies/comment-page-1/#comment-138000
Mon, 31 Dec 2012 02:49:09 +0000http://hotair.com/greenroom/?p=51166#comment-138000Simple math reduction. Brings it right down out of the fantasy realm of billions and trillions. Why can’t this be out there in someone PAC’s TV commercials every day?
]]>By: obladiobladahttp://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2012/12/28/us-budget-for-dummies/comment-page-1/#comment-137998
Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:57:01 +0000http://hotair.com/greenroom/?p=51166#comment-137998The sad thing is that the example is pretty dated. The current national debt is almost $1.65 T.
]]>By: yubleyhttp://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2012/12/28/us-budget-for-dummies/comment-page-1/#comment-137996
Sun, 30 Dec 2012 22:20:17 +0000http://hotair.com/greenroom/?p=51166#comment-137996

No, actually the budget cuts figure should be $385. Only dollar figures are being shown, not cents.

HiJack on December 30, 2012 at 8:25 AM

Yup. Removing 8 zeros on all figures, leaves budget cuts at $385 (unless that amount is spread over ten years, in which case you would also need to factor in inflation and interest.)

Unless I’m a little goofy on cold medicine, that’s still spitting into the ocean.

]]>By: The Strata-Sphere » Fiscal Cliff For Congressional Dummieshttp://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2012/12/28/us-budget-for-dummies/comment-page-1/#comment-137986
Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:13:09 +0000http://hotair.com/greenroom/?p=51166#comment-137986[...] What Jazz Shaw highlights with these numbers is how little DC is really trying to fix their theft of our kids future incomes. DC has racked up that outstanding balance of $14.27 Trillion, and in their only response to voter pressure is a measly $38.5 billion, simply illustrates the incompetence of both parties. They are just not serious, they simply kick the problem down the road as our children are rapidly being bankrupted. To see these numbers aligned with the average American Family income, see this comment. [...]
]]>By: ConMomhttp://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2012/12/28/us-budget-for-dummies/comment-page-1/#comment-137983
Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:15:40 +0000http://hotair.com/greenroom/?p=51166#comment-137983[...] US Budget for Dummies — or my alternate title, Economically Illiterate Presidents. Share this:TwitterFacebookLike [...]
]]>By: HiJackhttp://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2012/12/28/us-budget-for-dummies/comment-page-1/#comment-137976
Sun, 30 Dec 2012 13:25:36 +0000http://hotair.com/greenroom/?p=51166#comment-137976

Actually, budget cuts = $3.85

Jeff2161 on December 28, 2012 at 5:32 PM

No, actually the budget cuts figure should be $385. Only dollar figures are being shown, not cents.

. . . while all the partier’s and their Media courtiers ridicule and slander the Grasshopper Class.

]]>By: Are we going over the cliff. Yes or No - Political Wrinkleshttp://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2012/12/28/us-budget-for-dummies/comment-page-1/#comment-137971
Sun, 30 Dec 2012 08:46:05 +0000http://hotair.com/greenroom/?p=51166#comment-137971[...] Are we going over the cliff. Yes or No Sums it up… US Budget for Dummies [...]
]]>By: MelonColliehttp://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2012/12/28/us-budget-for-dummies/comment-page-1/#comment-137968
Sun, 30 Dec 2012 03:00:18 +0000http://hotair.com/greenroom/?p=51166#comment-137968

I’m having a really hard time coming to grips with the idea that my countrymen don’t care anymore. What happened?

Othniel on December 29, 2012 at 4:46 AM

The vast majority of Americans were raised to hate this country and to worship every single elected Democrat as if they are godlike.

Myron Falwell on December 29, 2012 at 3:55 PM

One of the end results of “LEGO morality” is large swaths of the population deciding that they can ignore reality because it doesn’t fit their agenda. Unfortunately for such people, reality has a nasty way of making itself known, often in a very abrupt manner. Be it a pandemic of STDs or national bankruptcy – the grasshopper WILL pay for his partying.

Every GOP representative should print this out on a single page and mail it to every resident in his/her district. Nothing else…no request for contributions, no additional wording, no nothing. Just the cold, hard facts.

Unfortunately, the vast majority of Americans either don’t give a rip about any of this, or else they benefit from govt spending & want it to increase.

]]>By: Sqrlhttp://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2012/12/28/us-budget-for-dummies/comment-page-1/#comment-137917
Fri, 28 Dec 2012 23:39:00 +0000http://hotair.com/greenroom/?p=51166#comment-137917A slight scaling of the numbers so that the family income matches the median family income from 2011:

I think this helps put things into a better perspective since it better matches household budgets.

Note: The ‘Total budget cuts so far’ number listed in the article is incorrect by a factor of 10. By your numbers it should be $385.00.

]]>By: talkingpointshttp://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2012/12/28/us-budget-for-dummies/comment-page-1/#comment-137914
Fri, 28 Dec 2012 23:05:26 +0000http://hotair.com/greenroom/?p=51166#comment-137914This is the link to Philip Klein’s arteicle. This budget summary is in the first listed comment which is by Bruce Strong.